שֵׁם (H8034) — Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁם

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H8034 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A personal or proper name; designation used for identifying an individual, people, or place. Can also denote reputation, fame, status, or the general concept of identity. Depending on context, may refer to the name as spoken, the person bearing it, or the sense of one’s reputation or renown.

Semantic Range

name; designation; personal or proper name; reputation; fame; renown; memorial; marker; authority; status; person bearing the name

Root / Etymology

From root שׁום, שִׁים (to set, put, place, appoint); originally denoting the placing or establishing of a distinctive marker or designation for an individual or entity (i.e., a name). The noun שֵׁם develops from this idea, referring primarily to the verbal signifier (name) and metaphorically to the standing or reputation associated with it.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In early texts, שֵׁם refers concretely to the given name of a person, deity, or place—a designation that marks identity or belonging. Throughout the Hebrew Bible, it extends to signify reputation or fame (i.e., one's 'name' as equivalent to 'renown' or 'standing'), sometimes in positive or negative senses. The term is broad and can encompass fame, notoriety, honor, or infamy, depending on context. In some post-exilic and Second Temple uses, 'the Name' (הַשֵּׁם) may serve as a reverential circumlocution for the Israelite deity, though this development becomes more prominent in later periods. English translations often render שֵׁם simply as 'name,' but the nuances related to reputation and persona may not always be captured. Distinguished from words denoting literal fame (e.g. תְּהִלָּה), but overlapping in semantic field when used to denote reputation. The association with authority or memorial (i.e., 'making a name') situates שֵׁם among key terms expressing social status and identity in Israelite society.

Translation Consistency

primary "name" 45 occurrences

שֵׁם primarily denotes a personal or proper name, designation, or reputation. "Name" is the most natural, common English equivalent that covers designation, identity, fame/reputation, and can stand for the person bearing the name. Using "name" keeps translations consistent and idiomatic across contexts.

Alternatives (5 occurrences):

"name-of" (5x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Bantu Hebrew

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Root Family

שם (Shem) — to put, set, appoint, place, establish distinctive identity

Root שם to put, set, appoint, place, establish distinctive identity

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H8035	שֵׁם	Shem

Word Forms

54 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H8034-23`	שֵׁ֣ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	name	name-of	name of	148
`H8034-30`	שְׁמ֤/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name	146
`H8034-47`	וְ/שֵׁ֥ם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and name	and name-of	and name-of	99
`H8034-01`	בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם	beshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the name	in name of	in name of	58
`H8034-29`	שְׁמִ֖/י	shemi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my name	my name	my name	55
`H8034-31`	שֵׁמ֔וֹת	shemot	`HNcmpa`	names	names	names	54
`H8034-33`	שִׁמְ/ךָ֤	shimekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your name	your name	your name	45
`H8034-26`	שְׁמֶ֔/ךָ	shemekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your name	your name	your name	35
`H8034-14`	לְ/שֵׁ֣ם	leshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the name	for a name	for a name	29
`H8034-39`	וּ/שְׁמ֥/וֹ	ushemo	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his name	and his name	and his name	24
`H8034-17`	לִ/שְׁמִ֔/י	lishemi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	for My name	for my name	for my name	15
`H8034-24`	שְׁמָ֖/הּ	shemah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	its name	her name	her name	15
`H8034-06`	בִּ/שְׁמִ֑/י	bishemi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my name	in my name	in my name	12
`H8034-32`	שְׁמוֹתָ֗/ם	shemotam	`HNcmpc/Sp3mp`	their names	their names	their names	11
`H8034-37`	וּ/שְׁמָ֣/הּ	ushemah	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	and her name	and her name	and her name	10
`H8034-02`	בְּ/שֵׁמ֔וֹת	beshemot	`HR/Ncmpa`	by name	in names	in names	8
`H8034-03`	בְּ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֔	beshimekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your name	in your name	in your name	8
`H8034-25`	שְׁמָ֔/ם	shemam	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their name	their name	their name	8
`H8034-16`	לִ/שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ	lishemekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	for your name	to your name	to your name	6
`H8034-41`	וּ/בְ/שֵׁ֥ם	uveshem	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and in the name	and in the name of	and in the name of	6
`H8034-52`	בִ/שְׁמִ֖/י	vishemi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	on my name	in my name	in my name	6
`H8034-07`	בִּ/שְׁמ֖/וֹ	bishemo	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his name	in his name	in his name	5
`H8034-15`	לְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֥	leshimekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	for your name	for your name	for your name	5
`H8034-49`	בְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֖	veshimekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	and your name	your name	by your name	5
`H8034-09`	הַ/שֵּׁ֞ם	hashem	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the Name	the name	the name	4
`H8034-11`	כְּ/שֵׁ֥ם	keshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	like the name	as name of	as name of	4
`H8034-08`	בִּ/שְׁמֹתָ֖/ם	bishemotam	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	by their names	by their names	by their names	3
`H8034-35`	וּ/לְ/שֵׁ֣ם	uleshem	`HC/R/Ncmsa`	and a name	and to a name	and to a name	3
`H8034-45`	וּ/בִ/שְׁמ֖/וֹ	uvishemo	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and by his name	and in his name	and in his name	3
`H8034-48`	בְ/שֵׁמ֜וֹת	veshemot	`HR/Ncmpa`	by names	by names	by naming names	3
`H8034-05`	בִּ/שְׁמֶ֔/ךָ	bishemekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in Your name	in your name	in your name	2
`H8034-27`	שְׁמֵ֑/ךְ	shemekhe	`HNcmsc/Sp2fs`	your fame	your name	your name	2
`H8034-36`	וּ/לְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֖	uleshimekha	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	and to your name	and to your name	and to your name	2
`H8034-38`	וּ/שְׁמִ֣/י	ushemi	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and-name-my	and my name	and my name	2
`H8034-40`	וּ/שְׁמוֹתָ֗/ן	ushemotan	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fp`	and-names-their	and their names	and their names	2
`H8034-43`	וּ/בְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֣	uveshimekha	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	and in your name	and in your name	and in your name	2
`H8034-53`	בִ/שְׁמ֔/וֹ	vishemo	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	on his name	in his name	in his name	2
`H8034-04`	בִּ/שְׁמָֽ/ם	bishemam	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	by-name-their	in their name	by their name	1
`H8034-10`	כַּ/שֵּׁמֹ֕ת	kashemot	`HRd/Ncmpa`	like the names	like names	like the names	1
`H8034-12`	כְּ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֤	keshimekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	as-your-name	as your name	as your name	1
`H8034-13`	כִ/שְׁמ/וֹ֙	khishemo	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	as his name	his name	as his name	1
`H8034-18`	לִ֝/שְׁמ֗/וֹ	lishemo	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	to-his-name	to his name	to his name	1
`H8034-19`	לִ/שְׁמ֥וֹת	lishemot	`HR/Ncmpc`	according to the names	to names of	according to the names of	1
`H8034-20`	מִ/שְּׁמֶ֔/ךָ	mishemekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	than your name	from your name	than your name	1
`H8034-21`	מִ/שְּׁמֹתָ֔/ם	mishemotam	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	of their names	from their names	of their names	1
`H8034-22`	מִ/שִּׁמְ/ךָ֖	mishimekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	from your name	from your name	from your name	1
`H8034-28`	שְׁמֵ֖/נוּ	shemenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	our name	our name	our name	1
`H8034-34`	שִׁמְ/כֶ֤ם	shimekhem	`HNcmsc/Sp2mp`	your name	your name	your name	1
`H8034-42`	וּ/בְ/שֵׁמֹ֣ת	uveshemot	`HC/R/Ncmpa`	and-by-names	and in names	and in names	1
`H8034-44`	וּ֝/בִ/שְׁמִ֗/י	uvishemi	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and-in-my-name	and in my name	and in my name	1
`H8034-46`	וָ/שֵׁ֔ם	vashem	`HC/Ncmsa`	and-name	and name	and a name	1
`H8034-50`	בְ/שִׁמְ/כָ֜ה	veshimekhah	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your name	in your name	in your name	1
`H8034-51`	וְ/שִׁמְ/כֶֽם	veshimekhem	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	and your name	and your name	and your name	1
`H8034-54`	בִ֝/שְׁמוֹתָ֗/ם	vishemotam	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	in their names	in their names	in their names	1

Occurrences in Scripture

864 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H8034-23`	Genesis 2:11	שֵׁ֥ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	name	name-of	name of
`H8034-47`	Genesis 2:13	וְ/שֵֽׁם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the name	and name-of	and name-of
`H8034-47`	Genesis 2:14	וְ/שֵׁ֨ם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the name	and name-of	and name-of
`H8034-30`	Genesis 2:19	שְׁמֽ/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	its name	his name	his name
`H8034-31`	Genesis 2:20	שֵׁמ֗וֹת	shemot	`HNcmpa`	names	names	names
`H8034-23`	Genesis 3:20	שֵׁ֥ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	name	name-of	name of
`H8034-23`	Genesis 4:17	שֵׁ֣ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name of
`H8034-11`	Genesis 4:17	כְּ/שֵׁ֖ם	keshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	as the name	as name of	as name of
`H8034-23`	Genesis 4:19	שֵׁ֤ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name of
`H8034-47`	Genesis 4:19	וְ/שֵׁ֥ם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the name	and name-of	and name-of
`H8034-47`	Genesis 4:21	וְ/שֵׁ֥ם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and name	and name-of	and name-of
`H8034-30`	Genesis 4:25	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 4:26	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-01`	Genesis 4:26	בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם	beshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	upon the name	in name of	in name of
`H8034-25`	Genesis 5:2	שְׁמָ/ם֙	shemam	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their name	their name	their name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 5:3	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 5:29	שְׁמ֛/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-09`	Genesis 6:4	הַ/שֵּֽׁם	hashem	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of renown	the name	the name
`H8034-23`	Genesis 10:25	שֵׁ֣ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name
`H8034-47`	Genesis 10:25	וְ/שֵׁ֥ם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the name	and name-of	and name
`H8034-23`	Genesis 11:4	שֵׁ֑ם	shem	`HNcmsa`	a name	name-of	a name
`H8034-24`	Genesis 11:9	שְׁמָ/הּ֙	shemah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	its name	her name	its name
`H8034-23`	Genesis 11:29	שֵׁ֤ם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name of	name-of	name of
`H8034-47`	Genesis 11:29	וְ/שֵׁ֤ם	veshem	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the name of	and name-of	and name-of
`H8034-26`	Genesis 12:2	שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ	shemekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your name	your name	your name
`H8034-01`	Genesis 12:8	בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם	beshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	on the name	in name of	in name of
`H8034-01`	Genesis 13:4	בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם	beshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	on the name	in name of	in name of
`H8034-37`	Genesis 16:1	וּ/שְׁמָ֥/הּ	ushemah	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	and her name	and her name	and her name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 16:11	שְׁמ/וֹ֙	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-23`	Genesis 16:13	שֵׁם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name of
`H8034-23`	Genesis 16:15	שֶׁם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name of	name-of	name of
`H8034-33`	Genesis 17:5	שִׁמְ/ךָ֖	shimekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your name	your name	your name
`H8034-33`	Genesis 17:5	שִׁמְ/ךָ֙	shimekha-2	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your name	your name	your name
`H8034-24`	Genesis 17:15	שְׁמָ֖/הּ	shemah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	name	her name	her name
`H8034-24`	Genesis 17:15	שְׁמָֽ/הּ	shemah-2	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her name	her name	her name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 17:19	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-23`	Genesis 19:22	שֵׁם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name of
`H8034-30`	Genesis 19:37	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 19:38	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-23`	Genesis 21:3	שֶׁם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name of
`H8034-01`	Genesis 21:33	בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם	beshem	`HR/Ncmsc`	on the name	in name of	in name of
`H8034-23`	Genesis 22:14	שֵֽׁם	shem	`HNcmsc`	the name	name-of	name of
`H8034-37`	Genesis 22:24	וּ/שְׁמָ֣/הּ	ushemah	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	whose name	and her name	and her name
`H8034-39`	Genesis 24:29	וּ/שְׁמ֣/וֹ	ushemo	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his name	and his name	and his name
`H8034-37`	Genesis 25:1	וּ/שְׁמָ֥/הּ	ushemah	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	and her name	and her name	and her name
`H8034-31`	Genesis 25:13	שְׁמוֹת֙	shemot	`HNcmpc`	are the names	names	names
`H8034-08`	Genesis 25:13	בִּ/שְׁמֹתָ֖/ם	bishemotam	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	by their names	by their names	by their names
`H8034-32`	Genesis 25:16	שְׁמֹתָ֔/ם	shemotam	`HNcmpc/Sp3mp`	their names	their names	their names
`H8034-30`	Genesis 25:25	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name
`H8034-30`	Genesis 25:26	שְׁמ֖/וֹ	shemo	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his name	his name	his name

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